hermine
See also: Hermine
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French hermin, ermin, from Old French ermin, ermine, hermine (“ermine”), from either Medieval Latin (mus) Armenius (“Armenian (mouse)”) (see Armenia) or Frankish *harmīn (“ermine”, adjective) (from *harmō (“ermine”)). More at ermine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hermine f (plural hermines)
- ermine (Mustela erminea)
- ermine (material)
- ermine (tincture)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “hermine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.